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Watch: Hunger Games

So much better than Twilight but not quite Harry Potter standard. Based on the young adult novel by Suzanne Collins, this movie is a brutally sweetened, fight-to-the-death survivor movie. The love story was a little irritating. The male lead is a little too soft and useless for my taste. Makes you wonder what is the significance of Katniss having a super kind and goodlooking bestfriend. But I'll definitely see the next installment. Just some quotes:

“I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun”. -Katniss Everdeen

"Hope. The only thing greater than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of it is dangerous."

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